Ride Lonesome (1959): One of The Best Ranown Westerns

“You just don’t seem like the kind of man who would hunt a man for money.”  “I am.”   Ride Lonesome has a setup as obvious as it is simple, further indicating why the collaborations between Budd Boetticher and screenwriter Burt Kennedy were so plentiful. It comes wi... Read full article

A Face in the Crowd (1957): Lonesome Rhodes is No Andy Taylor

It begins unobtrusively enough. In a backwater Arkansas jail, a drunkard plays his guitar on a radio segment of “A Face in the Crowd” being broadcast from his cell. They don’t know it quite yet but soon the host who found him, Marcia Jeffries (Patricia Neal), and Larry “Lone... Read full article

Ride Lonesome (1959)

Ride Lonesome Directed by Budd Boetticher Written by Burt Kennedy 1959/USA Columbia Pictures Corporation/Ranown Pictures Corp. First viewing/Netflix rental #359 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die I have really enjoyed working my way through the Budd Boetticher-Randolph Scott Westerns.  T... Read full article

Pic of the Day: “The World’s Greatest Sinner” (or, Clarence Hilliard meets Lonesome Rhodes)

I was sad to hear of the death earlier today of Andy Griffith at the age of 86. We all remember him from The Andy Griffith Show, of course, but he also made several fine films. My personal favorite of these is A Face in the Crowd (1957), directed by Elia Kazan, who directed Tim in East of Eden (1955... Read full article

Lonesome (1928) at the Coolidge Corner Theatre with Alloy Orchestra

Coolidge Corner Theatre sign lit up at night is a beauty to behold. Lonesome (1928) on the Coolidge Corner Theatre marquee. Last night was simply magical. I had the absolute pleasure of seeing Pál Fejös’ Lonesome (1928) on the big screen. This event took place at the Coolidge Corner Th... Read full article